Hiya just finished chemo 2 weeks ago any tips on what i can put on my scalp to help my hair grow quicker or any reccomend shampoos im completely bald thankyou
Hi Everyone, I'm just hoping for some advice and thoughts. I had a mammogram recall and attended the breast clinic yesterday for follow up. I've had a number of cysts over the years and several visits before and I naively expected this to be another...
I guess where to begin is that I felt a sharp pain in my left breast last September and discovered a lump had formed. Made my gp appointment immediately, having watched and supported my mums stage 4 bowel cancer the same year I wasn’t about to ignore...
Hi again all, Happy New Year!! Hoping to find out experience of what everyone has been prescribed or reccomended for increased bone thinning when treating your cancer. This worries me a great deal as I have another medical.condition that means the...
In August 2025 I noticed changes in my right breast and went to my GP who referred me to the breast clinic (I am in Ireland). 7th October I had a mammogram 28th October I was called back for an ultrasound and they also did a biopsy. 5th November...
Hello has anyone been so anxious about their diagnosis it gave them physical symptoms eg numbness/pins and needles / muscle twitches?
Hello, I am new to the group, I am feeling very anxious about starting chemotherapy next month, I really don’t know what to expect. Does anyone have any advice please?
I underwent surgery in October 2025 for the removal of a tumor and 3 lymph nodes. I am currently receiving my second session of chemotherapy, and I am an autistic individual experiencing peri-menopausal symptoms. I am currently on extended leave from...
Hi,. I had bilateral mastectomy for invasive ductal carcinoma 12yrs ago. A few months back I found a pea sized lump in my neck just below the jaw. After all these years of vigilance, watching my body for changes, I decided to wait and see if it either...
Hello I am having a wide excision lumpectomy and sentinel lymph mode removal in April. Please could I ask about the scarring and did you need radiotherapy afterwards? If so did you need physio to prepare you for radiotherapy? Many thanks Sandy
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